Nominations for Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) champions are now open, with the 2022 Australian Training Awards set to take place in Adelaide on 18 November 2022. This year’s awards will celebrate 16 recipients, including four Australian Government categories, 11 State and Territory categories and the Outstanding Achievement in the VET and Skills Sector…
The Liberal and Nationals Government is continuing to back regional Australia, providing more funding to help Mallee recover and grow on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are now open for the new Rebuilding Regional Communities Program, giving local businesses and community groups a chance to share in $5.7 million. Grants are available…
Disaster assistance is now available in communities which have been affected by the Victorian floods and storms commencing on 26th January 2022 under the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). Member for Mallee, Anne Webster said the DRFA will assist councils with the costs of road and infrastructure repairs and clean-up and support…
The Mobile Service Centre Golden Wattle is travelling through the Loddon Mallee region to provide support to rural and regional communities nearby. Mobile Service Centre staff help customers with essential government services including Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support services. Golden Wattle is one of three trucks in the Mobile Service Centre fleet operated by Services…
The Coalition Government is investing in a stronger psychiatry workforce to deliver mental health services and support when and where people need it, including in Mildura. From this year, Mildura will benefit as a training location, part of an $11.9 million funding agreement with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Member…
Eligible farmers in the Millewa region in Victoria can now benefit from rebates under the extension to the Australian Government’s $100 million On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme. Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said this is great news for farmers in the Millewa and will help them prepare for the next inevitable drought. “These…
The Morrison Joyce Government continues to support the recovery of the arts and entertainment sector in Mallee, with $95,000 awarded to cinemas under the first set of grants from the second round of the $20 million Supporting Cinemas’ Retention Endurance and Enhancement of Neighbourhoods (SCREEN) Fund. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts,…
Robinvale District Health Services will be able to strengthen its services and create an ever safer and more comfortable environment for residents under the latest investment from the Morrison Joyce Government. The $35.3 million multi-purpose services (MPS) program will see 110 aged care sites benefit from minor capital grant projects averaging $321,000 each. Robinvale District…
I would like to inform you of an exciting grant program that you may wish to make a submission. In honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, groups are invited to plant trees. When the Queen has visited Australia over the past 70 years, she has planted many trees, in fact 15,000. This year…
On Friday, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights released the inquiry report on the Religious Discrimination legislative package of Bills. Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Anne Webster, said “Increasingly, people of faith are being silenced for their genuinely held religious beliefs. “Minority religions are experiencing this even more so. Australia is…